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Hey Nanny, good question. I was fortunate enough to be able to actually harvest olives years ago in Granada as my host family (I was a group leader for American high school kids staying in Granada for 6 weeks) had some groves. They invited me back to see how the "cosecha" (harvest) was done but they were not producers of olive oil so I never got that far. If you want to see the oil making process, you may want to shoot an e-mail off to THESE PEOPLE and see what they tell you. They have olive oil tasting tours but do not say if they also show you the process. I also found THIS PAGE, maybe Mr. Riis (seesm to really know his stuff) has some leads on this. See the "E-mail" text link at the bottom of HIS PAGE. Please let us know what you find out. Saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12254 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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No: my parents were this last weekend in Jaen, and people were harvesting. I just mean that you have to be quick if you want to see anything this year (I think that some people even harvest in January,... but not too many).
I recommend that you "google", besides the more obvious (aceite, olivo, oliva, cosecha, etc.), these words: �beda, Baeza, Cazorla, Museo de la Cultura del Olivo. I'm very sorry, but I don't have the time to do it for you now, and to filter the results :-S
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| Posts: 399 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 05 July 2001 | |
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Candeeeeeeeelllaaaa, thnaks for that advice to Nanny about get-toghers, I always try to get it into peeps heads that ANYONE can come here to the baord and organize a get-together, I prefer it that way. Best to stick to the olive topic here but I will say, Nanny, it is still way to early (at least for me) to think about January but feel free to go to the "buddy up with other travellers" forum and post your Jan. get-together idea on the "multimadrid get-togethers" thread. Be sure you have your ticket over before proposing a get-together however. Back to olives. In Granada, my host family harvested in early Jan. Don't listen to Max, the olive in its pure state is YUMMY, even better with whipped cream :jeje:  Saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12254 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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"What's another word for Thesaurus?
Steven Wright"
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This past March, Irene, my parents, and I visited El V�nculo, located in Zahara de la Sierra in the province of Cadiz. We got a very informative tour of the olive pressing facilities, and sampled the results in the tasting room. I have some pictures; if you would like to see them let me know. I don't remember paying anything for the tour. If there was a charge, it wasn't enough that I would remember it. It had been raining for hours and we were just happy to be able to get out of the rain.
"An honest man is always a child" - Socrates ...no wonder I'm so immature!
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| Posts: 974 | Location: Albuquerque, NM EEUU | Registered: 27 August 2002 | |
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"What's another word for Thesaurus?
Steven Wright"
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Tevia, were the olive trees in bloom during your visit? I know that many people are allergic to olive pollen, but I haven't heard of someone being allergic to the trees at other times of the year. My dad cured olives when I was a kid; I wish I had a fresh olive source, because I'd sure like to try my hand at it.
"An honest man is always a child" - Socrates ...no wonder I'm so immature!
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| Posts: 974 | Location: Albuquerque, NM EEUU | Registered: 27 August 2002 | |
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